Impersonating Somebody Online

[Sylent09]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Ohio. I had done something stupid yes I impersonated being someone else online to catfish a girl into sending pictures.

She only sent two one of just butt and other in bra and sweat pants. Neither photo even had her face showing.

She was not a minor, I did not in any way threaten to release the pictures nor did I download myself. She found out though I was a fake and states she is going to the police.

As I did not impersonate a police officer, or promise anything in return for the pictures and she sent them willingly will I be safe or should I start looking into legal help right away?

Also I impersonated a random person, was not an ex or anyone she knew at all

[eerelations]

Research lawyers but don't contact any unless you are actually charged with something. If you are charged with something, then contact the lawyer you've chosen.

Also, do not contact her or respond to her in any way.

[Sylent09]

Do you think there is a good chance I would be charged with something?

[jk]

Since she is an adult and it appears the person you impersonated is not somebody she would have sent such pictures to because of who they were, probably not.

[eerelations]

Since she is an adult and it appears the person you impersonated is not somebody she would have sent such pictures to because of who they were, probably not.

Which is why you shouldn't start paying a lawyer yet - because you probably won't need one.

[Sylent09]

Which is why you shouldn't start paying a lawyer yet - because you probably won't need one.

Well that's good to hear for sure. Truth be told as she cut off her head in the photos I don't even know if it was her. But I got really really panicky.

[eerelations]

My crystal ball tells me she's gonna contact you at some point and say "Oh OK I won't call the cops if you send me $X." Save the text but don't respond to it. She will give up and go away eventually.

[Sylent09]

Is there a law against what you did? And is she going to go to the police in Ohio, or nearer her home in the Ukraine

And how do you know that she isn't a he sitting in a basement in Kiev trying to figure out how to catfish money out of you?

Well I actually know for a fact she does live in Ohio. I know who she is

[Mr. Knowitall]

Well I actually know for a fact she does live in Ohio. I know who she is

So this is not a random encounter, but you scheming up a way to get photographs from a specific person you know by pretending to be somebody else, that somebody else being a real person?

[Sylent09]

So this is not a random encounter, but you scheming up a way to get photographs from a specific person you know by pretending to be somebody else, that somebody else being a real person?

Correct but not a real person she knows at all